Thomas Sowell is an economist and excellent writer who frequently writes articles that are aligned with my view of the world. He recently wrote an excellent article on self-defense and the media repose. What really caught my attention was the following:

"People who are full of excuses for criminals-- bad childhood, unemployment, unfair world-- sit in the safety and comfort of their editorial offices and presume policemen to be guilty until proved innocent. And they concoct clever headlines about killing an "unarmed" person, as if someone trying to run you over with a car poses no danger."

So I woke up this morning to the news that Washington State University is now providing classes on what to do if an armed gunman comes on campus. It is to "educate students when to hide and when to flee."

I usually find it just and fitting when someone fights to create more strict legislation however in this case I'm annoyed by the fact that his friends in power are trying to get him out of it.

A man loaned his AR-15 rifle to a friend to take it to the gun range for some target practice. Nothing strange or unusual here, a good friend wants to use a rifle, ok just make sure to clean it before you give it back. Evidently however the firearm malfunctioned and fired a burst before jamming.

The owner of the firearm was convicted of illegally transferring a machinegun.